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SPANISH VERB

soportar

to put up with

  • #480 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: soportando
  • Past participle: soportado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I put up with
  2. tú you put up with
  3. usted, él, ella he/she puts up with
  4. nosotros we put up with
  5. vosotros Spain you all put up with
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they put up with

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I put up with
  2. tú you put up with
  3. usted, él, ella he/she put up with
  4. nosotros we put up with
  5. vosotros Spain you all put up with
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they put up with

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to put up with
  2. tú you used to put up with
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to put up with
  4. nosotros we used to put up with
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to put up with
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to put up with

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will put up with
  2. tú you will put up with
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will put up with
  4. nosotros we will put up with
  5. vosotros Spain you all will put up with
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will put up with

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would put up with
  2. tú you would put up with
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would put up with
  4. nosotros we would put up with
  5. vosotros Spain you all would put up with
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would put up with

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I put up with
  2. tú (that) you put up with
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she put up with
  4. nosotros (that) we put up with
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all put up with
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they put up with

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I put up with
  2. tú (if) you put up with
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she put up with
  4. nosotros (if) we put up with
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all put up with
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they put up with

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú put up with!
  2. usted put up with! (formal)
  3. nosotros put up with! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain put up with! (all of you)
  5. ustedes put up with! (all of you)

How to use soportar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    No soporto el ruido de las motos por la noche.

    I can't stand the noise of motorbikes at night.

  2. Past

    Soportamos tres horas de cola bajo el sol.

    We put up with three hours in line under the sun.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela soportaba el dolor sin quejarse nunca.

    My grandma put up with the pain without ever complaining.

  4. Future

    ¿Soportarás el calor de agosto en Sevilla?

    Will you be able to stand the August heat in Seville?

  5. Conditional

    Yo no soportaría vivir tan lejos de mi familia.

    I couldn't stand living so far from my family.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No creo que soporte otra reunión tan larga.

    I don't think I can take another meeting this long.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me extrañó que soportara tanto tiempo ese trabajo.

    I was surprised he put up with that job for so long.

  8. Imperative

    Soporta un poco más, ya casi llegamos.

    Hang in there a little longer, we're almost there.

Good to know

  • "No soporto" is "I can't stand"; it is not "to support", which is "apoyar".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.